Klayfish
Enthusiast
I\'m a Viper owner!! Pics inside.
I'm very excited to now be the owner of a '99 Viper GTS. As I had written before, I owned a FFR Cobra replica for over 4 years, but after the birth of my son and my changing jobs, I found that I never drove it. I loved that car to death and was very active with it (my wife and I founded the local club). I wanted something that had a little more practicality, such as windows and lockable doors, heater, roof, you know...the basics. But I wanted it as close to the Cobra as possible. So my natural choice was the Viper. I went with the GTS because the lines are simply stunning. Convertibles are a ton of fun and I like the RT/10, but my wife and I decided together that we'd like the coupe.
I bought this one from someone in Arizona who was selling it because he bought a blue/white GTS. It's got 43,000 miles and has been well taken care of. The transport company was phenomenal. Express Auto Transport. I called them for the first time on Friday night and they had it here at my house on Wednesday evening. Door to door for $1700, in a gorgeous enclosed tractor trailer. But I also want to say that Ralph, who I think goes by Forged Horseman on this forum, was also very helpful and would have done the job just as quickly and for a little less (I had already gave money to Express).
My first impressions of driving the car are excellent. It's deceptively fast. My Cobra was excessively noisy, smelled like exhaust, rode really rough and was very windy. Those were some of the things that I really liked about the car, it's "raw" driving experience, but you certainly felt every mph you were going. I got on the gas in the Viper and at first didn't really think it was super exciting. Then I looked at the speedo and realized I was going 80mph!!!
This thing can fly!! Took it on the highway today and was thrilled that I could just cruise at 80mph, turning just over 1500rpm in 6th. It's damn fast, handles great, comfortable, rides nice (remember, I'm comparing it to my Cobra which could knock out a filling) and I am in love with the looks. To me, it looks evil in black, and at the same time looks sophisticated and stealthy. Plus the wife really likes it.
The only complaint I have so far is....who the heck designed the pedals in this thing??? For me to be able to fully depress the clutch I have to slide my seat so far up, my right leg is uncomfortable. I'm fighting trying to find a good compromise.
Anyway, sorry for the long post. As you can tell, I'm excited. I loved having a Cobra and really enjoyed getting together with fellow owners. I'm really looking forward to getting together with you guys too!
Steve
I'm very excited to now be the owner of a '99 Viper GTS. As I had written before, I owned a FFR Cobra replica for over 4 years, but after the birth of my son and my changing jobs, I found that I never drove it. I loved that car to death and was very active with it (my wife and I founded the local club). I wanted something that had a little more practicality, such as windows and lockable doors, heater, roof, you know...the basics. But I wanted it as close to the Cobra as possible. So my natural choice was the Viper. I went with the GTS because the lines are simply stunning. Convertibles are a ton of fun and I like the RT/10, but my wife and I decided together that we'd like the coupe.
I bought this one from someone in Arizona who was selling it because he bought a blue/white GTS. It's got 43,000 miles and has been well taken care of. The transport company was phenomenal. Express Auto Transport. I called them for the first time on Friday night and they had it here at my house on Wednesday evening. Door to door for $1700, in a gorgeous enclosed tractor trailer. But I also want to say that Ralph, who I think goes by Forged Horseman on this forum, was also very helpful and would have done the job just as quickly and for a little less (I had already gave money to Express).
My first impressions of driving the car are excellent. It's deceptively fast. My Cobra was excessively noisy, smelled like exhaust, rode really rough and was very windy. Those were some of the things that I really liked about the car, it's "raw" driving experience, but you certainly felt every mph you were going. I got on the gas in the Viper and at first didn't really think it was super exciting. Then I looked at the speedo and realized I was going 80mph!!!
This thing can fly!! Took it on the highway today and was thrilled that I could just cruise at 80mph, turning just over 1500rpm in 6th. It's damn fast, handles great, comfortable, rides nice (remember, I'm comparing it to my Cobra which could knock out a filling) and I am in love with the looks. To me, it looks evil in black, and at the same time looks sophisticated and stealthy. Plus the wife really likes it. The only complaint I have so far is....who the heck designed the pedals in this thing??? For me to be able to fully depress the clutch I have to slide my seat so far up, my right leg is uncomfortable. I'm fighting trying to find a good compromise.
Anyway, sorry for the long post. As you can tell, I'm excited. I loved having a Cobra and really enjoyed getting together with fellow owners. I'm really looking forward to getting together with you guys too!
Steve
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